Otherworldly Affairs Office-Chapter 816: Ye Ruozai’s Hidden Ability (Part 1)

"Now it seems you all are the ones getting anxious!" Seeing Xia Yugu, as Lin Junzhao mentioned, being granted new strength and returning to the battlefield, Ye Ruozai raised his head and sneered at the three surrounding him.

"You can only be complacent for now, don’t forget that the one fighting with that woman is just one of our companions. Even if she luckily wins this battle, she will face attacks from the other two next. Are you still optimistic about the situation now?" Percival, seeing Ye Ruozai’s arrogant stance, couldn’t help but burn with anger and mocked aloud.

Ye Ruozai did not refute but smiled and nodded in agreement: "It seems that time is tight for all of us, so let’s quickly decide the outcome of this battle."

"Impudent brat, first seize control of the battlefield before coming here to point fingers!" Gerald shouted as he thrust his sword at Ye Ruozai. After being blocked, Lanloste and Percival joined in with a combined attack.

Under the diverse and coordinated assault of the three, Ye Ruozai soon found himself at a disadvantage again. Seeing Ye Ruozai struggling with their varied but relentless attacks, Percival couldn’t help but taunt: "Hehe, the sudden surge of momentum in your body really scared me for a second. I thought you had some impressive trump card yet to use, but it’s still the same unimpressive technique as before."

While speaking, Percival dodged a heaven-sent lightning from Ye Ruozai, continuing to verbally assault him: "Flashy but ineffective moves, although your performance in sword dao, martial arts, and sorcery is outstanding, it’s evident from your attacks that you haven’t received guidance from a master. You haven’t been able to fully utilize your talents, what a pity! In the Daoist Realm, there’s a term for your situation, something like pearls cast in darkness! If you die here today, blame it on being born in a foundational plane without the best cultivation resources!"

Perhaps it was the effect of his verbal attacks, during the incessant taunting, Ye Ruozai seemed finally enraged, disregarding the other two’s siege, furiously assaulting Percival. Seeing this, Lanloste and the other two rejoiced inwardly, exploiting this best opportunity to launch a deadly attack on Ye Ruozai.

The long-concealed sword qi and the thunder fist force, mixed with magic and source energy, devastating enough to wreck physical meridians, were released respectively from Lanloste and Gerald’s hands, aimed at Ye Ruozai’s sides. Ye Ruozai adopted a completely neglectful stance to this assault, with a faint black light emerging from his body, he stubbornly endured these two attacks, continuing his pursuit of Percival.

Facing Ye Ruozai, who was heavily injured and near his last gasp, Percival almost effortlessly dodged his attacks and, seizing the moment his assault waned, transformed his right hand into a fire fist and struck at Ye Ruozai’s abdomen.

"Fire High-tier Magic: Burning Strength!" The fire fist solidly hit Ye Ruozai’s body, but contrary to Percival’s expectations, instead of being engulfed instantly by flames like his previous targets, a peculiar black light flashed through, and Ye Ruozai was blasted far away.

Despite this unexpected twist, the result was still favorable. Struggling to get up from the ground, Ye Ruozai had been beaten to the point of bleeding from his orifices; from his frail, panting state, it seemed a gust of wind could blow him down, never to rise again.

Wiping the blood flowing from the corner of his eye, Ye Ruozai spat out the clotted blood from his mouth. Compelled to take on a three-at-once assault, he stubbornly endured their full-powered strike; though his extraordinary ability absorbed and mitigated the attack’s destructive force significantly, his body still sustained considerable damage, but it was all worth it, now it’s time for his counterattack!

"This move was originally prepared for a future bout with Pei Yan, but today you will witness its power!" Ye Ruozai, restoring his body by modulating his source qi, then straightened his back, grinning malevolently at the three.

"Still pretending at this point, Pei Yan? The one fighting the Child of Origin at the Mage Tower? Hehehe, from his battle’s transmitted might, never mind him, I think you’re not even comparable to that girl battling Bedivere!" Percival couldn’t understand how, despite being so desperate, this man could shamelessly and confidently proclaim such wild boasts.

"Is that so? Then use your body to fully experience who’s stronger!" Ye Ruozai exclaimed, stepping on the earth and darting forward, pointing his longsword at the sky, with the tip tracing an arc and aiming at Percival, coldly shouting: "Heavenly Dao: Thunder Fall!"

"Same old trick! I told you it’s useless against me!" Percival, seeing Ye Ruozai’s raised hand, already anticipated his next move; readying his dodge even before the sword tip fell!

Boom! Following the clap of thunder, a heaven-sent lightning descended. Observing Percival, who after issuing taunts stood still, allowing the lightning to strike his body, Gerald and Lanloste were dumbfounded, yet Ye Ruozai didn’t halt his advance due to their daze, his figure fast approaching Percival, making Gerald, snapped back to reality, intervene to block Ye Ruozai’s attack and loudly questioned: "Percival, what are you doing? Why didn’t you dodge!"

Only then did Gerald perceive an abnormality with his body; the punch, aligned on the enemy, merely possessed brute strength, and the source qi and magical energy meant for infusion couldn’t even begin to condense. This lifelong studied killer move seemed never recorded in his memory, even the most basic source qi penetration technique performed clumsily like a novice.

"Damn! What the hell are you...?" Gerald immediately understood Ye Ruozai was the troublemaker at play. Shocked while facing Ye Ruozai, he couldn’t even finish posing his queries before receiving heavy blows, with fists devoid of source qi and magic assistance, swiftly resolved by Ye Ruozai, who then closed in on Gerald, tossing his longsword skyward, freeing his fists to launch a fierce assault on Gerald’s chest. As Gerald endured a round of blows, revived his readiness for retaliation, suddenly everything, external scenery and sounds, was severed from him; during this instant, the tossed longsword descended, retrieved by Ye Ruozai, stabbed in Gerald’s chest with a muttered: "Heavenly Dao: Natural Birth!"

After uttering these words and injecting complete supernatural energy, Ye Ruozai disregarded Gerald, now blind and deaf, flailing impulsively, retreating rapidly as the sword pierced in Gerald’s wound sprouted massive vines, engulfing him entirely.